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There are 7 modules in this course
This course is for you if you are looking to dive deeper into Six Sigma or strengthen and expand your knowledge of the basic components of green belt level of Six Sigma and Lean. Six Sigma skills are widely sought by employers both nationally and internationally. These skills have been proven to help improve business processes and performance. This course will take you deeper into the principles and tools associated with the "Define" and "Measure" phases of the DMAIC structure of Six Sigma.
It is highly recommended that you complete the "Yellow Belt Specialization" and the course "Six Sigma and the Organization (Advanced)" before beginning this course.
In this course, your instructors will introduce you to, and have you apply, some of the tools and metrics that are critical components of Six Sigma. This course will provide you with the advanced knowledge of team dynamics and performance, process analysis, probability, statistics, statistical distributions, collecting and summarizing data, measurement systems analysis, process and performance capability, and exploratory data analysis associated with Six Sigma and Lean.
Every module will include readings, videos, and quizzes to help make sure you understand the material and concepts that are studied.
Registration includes online access to course content, projects, and resources but does not include the companion text The Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Handbook (2nd edition). The companion text is NOT required to complete the assignments. However, the text is a recognized handbook used by professionals in the field. Also, it is a highly-recommended text for those wishing to move forward in Six Sigma and eventually gain certification from professional agencies such as American Society for Quality (ASQ).
This module is a Yellow Belt Refresher Area, since some learners may have entered this course without having taken the previous yellow belt material. This refresher area does not serve as a "replacement" for taking the yellow belt specialization. It is only a "patch" for those who already have some knowledge of six sigma, but find the yellow belt specialization to be too introductory for their current situation. If you find yourself struggling with the green belt material in this course, it is highly recommended that you travel through the yellow belt specialization before attempting the green belt content. In this module you will learn about team development, different types of teams, tools for decision making, and tools for communication.
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7 videos
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7 videos•Total 32 minutes
Explaining Yellow Belt Refresher Areas•1 minute
The Importance of Teams in Quality Improvement•4 minutes
Types of Teams•4 minutes
Stages of Team Development•6 minutes
Brainstorming•5 minutes
Team Decision Tools•6 minutes
Agendas, Minutes, and Status Reports•6 minutes
Process Analysis and Documentation
Module 2•2 hours to complete
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In this module you will learn the application of process maps and flow charts swim lane. You will also about the application of: written procedures and works instructions, CEDAC, the Pareto diagram, and the relationship matrix.
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7 videos1 reading2 assignments
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7 videos•Total 41 minutes
Introduction•2 minutes
Process Mapping and Flow Charts•7 minutes
Written Procedures•4 minutes
Work Instructions•5 minutes
CEDAC•9 minutes
Pareto Diagrams•5 minutes
Relationship Matrix•9 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
CEDAC - Recommended Reading•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Process Analysis and Documentation Practice Quiz•30 minutes
Process Analysis and Documentation Graded Quiz•30 minutes
Probability and Statistics - pt1
Module 3•1 hour to complete
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In this module, you will learn how mutually-exclusive events and independent events relate to probability. You will also learn how to solve basic probability problems, including those that require the addition, multiplicative, and conditional rules of probability.
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5 videos2 assignments
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5 videos•Total 16 minutes
Basic Probability Concepts•4 minutes
Mutually Exclusive & Independent Events•4 minutes
Addition Rules for Probability•3 minutes
Conditional Probability•2 minutes
Multiplicative Rules•3 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Probability and Statistics - pt1 Practice Quiz•30 minutes
Probability and Statistics - pt1 Graded Quiz•30 minutes
Probability and Statistics - pt2
Module 4•1 hour to complete
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In this module, you will learn how to solve probability problems related to combinations and permutations. You will also learn about central limit theorem and how to apply it to the concept of confidence intervals. This module also touches on descriptive and inferential statistics.
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4 videos2 assignments
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4 videos•Total 16 minutes
Combinations and Permutations•5 minutes
The Central Limit Theorem (CLT)•5 minutes
The Central Limit Theorem (CLT) Applications•3 minutes
Descriptive vs. Inferential Statistics•2 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Probability and Statistics - pt2 Practice Quiz •30 minutes
Probability and Statistics - pt2 Graded Quiz •30 minutes
Statistical Distribution
Module 5•1 hour to complete
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In this module, you will learn about the basic characteristics of probability distributions. You will also learn about binomial, normal, Poisson, t-, chi-square, and F-distributions.
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7 videos2 assignments
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7 videos•Total 23 minutes
Characteristics of Probability Distribution - (Yellow Belt Refresher Video)•2 minutes
The Binomial Distribution - (Yellow Belt Refresher Video)•3 minutes
Binomial Calculations - (Yellow Belt Refresher Video)•4 minutes
Poisson Distribution•5 minutes
Calculating Probabilities Using the Normal Distribution - (Yellow Belt Refresher Video)•5 minutes
Chi Square•2 minutes
T-distribution & F-distribution•2 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Statistical Distributions Practice Quiz•30 minutes
Statistical Distributions Graded Quiz•30 minutes
COLLECTING AND SUMMARIZING DATA & MEASURING SYSTEM ANALYSIS
Module 6•3 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you will learn the different types and sources of data. You will also learn: how to classify groups of data for descriptive statistics analysis, different ways to graphically display data, how to express the importance of measurement systems analysis, and the difference between precision and accuracy. This module also begins with a Yellow Belt Refresher Area, since some learners may have entered this course without having taken the previous yellow belt material. This refresher area does not serve as a "replacement" for taking the yellow belt material. It is only a "patch" for those who already have some knowledge of six sigma, but find the yellow belt specialization to be too introductory for their current situation. If you find yourself struggling with the green belt material in this course, it is highly recommended that you travel through the yellow belt specialization before attempting the green belt content.
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8 videos4 assignments
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8 videos•Total 36 minutes
Explaining the Yellow Belt Refresher Areas•1 minute
Basic Statistics - pt 1•5 minutes
Basic Statistics - pt 2•4 minutes
Collecting and Summarizing Data - pt 1•7 minutes
Collecting and Summarizing Data - pt 2•4 minutes
Collecting and Summarizing Data - pt 3•6 minutes
Measuring System Analysis - pt 1•4 minutes
Measuring System Analysis - pt 2•6 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
Collecting and Summarizing Data Practice•30 minutes
Measuring System Analysis Practice Quiz•30 minutes
Collecting and Summarizing Data Graded Quiz•30 minutes
Measuring System Analysis Graded Quiz•30 minutes
PROCESS AND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY & EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS
Module 7•3 hours to complete
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In this module, you will learn how to use statistical tools and analyze data, including skills like: how to distinguish between natural process limits and specification limits, how to calculate the value of Cp and Ck, how to deal with process capability studies. This module also addresses multi-vari studies, the the correlation coefficient, and linear regression.
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8 videos4 assignments
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8 videos•Total 39 minutes
Process and Performance•3 minutes
Designing Process Performance•4 minutes
Analyzing Process Capability•6 minutes
Control Chart Interpretation•2 minutes
Multi-Variable Study•5 minutes
Types of Correlation (Yellow Belt Refresher Video)•3 minutes
Correlation•8 minutes
Linear Regression•8 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
Process and Performance Capability Practice•30 minutes
Exploratory Data Analysis Practice Quiz•30 minutes
Process and Performance Capability Graded Quiz•30 minutes
Exploratory Data Analysis Graded Quiz•30 minutes
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Reviewed on Aug 24, 2019
The course is excellent and helped me to better use excel for statistics.I think including more practice examples would be better.Thank you for this course
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Great all are excellentThank youBut the courses progress and references need to be enhanced, I get lost sometimes when I try to cover the course requirements
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Sir n maam I am so grateful for being a student of yours in this course where i got all my doubt cleared.It was mind blowing course I ever had in online platform
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